RECIPE: AMARETTO PEAR PRESERVES (And the curious case of the disappearing Amaretto)
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| Where did all the Amaretto go? |
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| Beccy "I know" Me, "Oh, where?" |
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| Tara! |
Fitness and alcohol? If folks choose to throw back a few, so be it. We're all smart enough to know that drinking isn't helping us reach fitness goals, body goals, fat loss goals. Sad, but true. It's full of sugar, empty calories, carbs and boat loads of bad decisions like chips, chips and more chips. If you're serious about staying healthy, getting strong, trimming up and loosing fat then staying on the wagon is the way to go. Otherwise indulge now and again. Have some fun with friends and plan for a healthier tomorrow. To the recipe! We paired the Amaretto Pear preserve with a lovely Amaretto Sour.
Amaretto Sour
1/2 oz amaretto almond liqueur
1 - 2 splashes sweet and sour mix
Pour the amaretto liqueur into a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice cubes. Add a splash or two of sweet and sour mix, and shake well. Strain or pour into an old-fashioned glass, garnish with a maraschino cherry and a slice of orange, and serve.
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| 12 pears. A lot of pears when they're tiny. |
Amaretto Pear
Yield: sadly only 4 pints12 pears
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 cups orange juice
2 cups pineapple juice
1 1/2 cups sugar
6 cinnamon sticks, broken into 4 pieces
1/2 cup Amaretto
- Peel and halve pears; scoop out core.
- Place in a solution of 1/4 cup lemon juice in 4 cups water.
- Prepare 5 500 ml (1 pint) preserving jars.
- In a large saucepan, combine orange and pineapple juices, sugar and cinnamon stick.
- Bring to a boil and simmer 5 minutes.
- Drain pears; add to hot liquid; simmer 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat, add amaretto.
- After sterilizing jars, place section of cinnamon stick in. (jars will be hot)
- Pack hot fruit snugly in jars; fill with boiling syrup to within 1/2 inch of top rim.
- Remove air bubbles.
- Readjust headspace (about 1/4 inch).
- Apply lids (which should also be hot because you boiled them to soften the seal) and screwbands.
- Process 500 ml (1 pint) jars in boiling water canner 20 minutes.
- Remove jars from canner and wait for the POP!
- Check seals when cool.
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| Pretty right? |
I'm obviously not telling you to go out and drink nor am I claiming that drinking is healthy or a good habit. Duh. But if you're going to do it, be aware of the consequences.
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| Way too happy about adding the Amaretto |
Research so far, and a lot of anecdotal evidence, indicates that alcohol (ethanol) is not good for athletic performance. No duh. And that alcohol is not good for strength gain. Even moderate amounts slow recovery. And even moderate amounts reduce strength. Alcohol also seems to impair activation of muscle contraction. So be smart about it when you indulge. OK?Here check out the science.
Barnes MJ, Mündel T, & Stannard SR (2010). Acute alcohol consumption aggravates the decline in muscle performance following strenuous eccentric exercise. Journal of science and medicine in sport / Sports Medicine Australia, 13 (1), 189-93 PMID: 19230764
Barnes MJ, Mündel T, & Stannard SR (2012). The effects of acute alcohol consumption and eccentric muscle damage on neuromuscular function. Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme, 37 (1), 63-71 PMID:22185621
Vella LD, & Cameron-Smith D (2010). Alcohol, athletic performance and recovery. Nutrients, 2 (8), 781-9 PMID: 22254055 Barnes MJ, Mündel T, & Stannard SR (2010). Acute alcohol consumption aggravates the decline in muscle performance following strenuous eccentric exercise. Journal of science and medicine in sport / Sports Medicine Australia, 13 (1), 189-93 PMID: 19230764
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